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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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